who is doing a Pro Internship in 09?

[Berlioz70]

Looks like Disney is starting to send out more information emails, for those excepted I just got one yesterday about check-in and today about housing. Anyone else getting emails, I still wish I knew what to expect like the first week. I know traditions I have to take but I wonder if I have to take any other classes at DU.

You will get your first week schedule from your supervisor, it varies based on role. I got my schedule about a week or so before I arrived.

I know that AP interns (including the Sea and the Land) had this schedule when they arrived... move in on Fri, trad on Sat, Wild about Intern Orientation on Sun, The Story Unfolds on Mon. Trad is at DU, the other two classes are at DAK.

A friend of mine is currently a MI... it went through about 30 days of training before his work actually began.

 

[dopeyrunner]

You will get your first week schedule from your supervisor, it varies based on role. I got my schedule about a week or so before I arrived.

I know that AP interns (including the Sea and the Land) had this schedule when they arrived... move in on Fri, trad on Sat, Wild about Intern Orientation on Sun, The Story Unfolds on Mon. Trad is at DU, the other two classes are at DAK.

A friend of mine is currently a MI... it went through about 30 days of training before his work actually began.

I know about the traditions deal it will be my third time going thru it. Not to excited but I am hoping I get stuck with my friend teaching it. I am doing the Rec PI so I know I get training on not only wdw but vero beach and hilton head too. So I can only imagine my first week being packed and having to deal with switching time zones again if you see a girl walking around with a jumbo coffee in one hand and an energy drink in another thats just me.

 

[Berlioz70]

I know about the traditions deal it will be my third time going thru it. Not to excited but I am hoping I get stuck with my friend teaching it. I am doing the Rec PI so I know I get training on not only wdw but vero beach and hilton head too. So I can only imagine my first week being packed and having to deal with switching time zones again if you see a girl walking around with a jumbo coffee in one hand and an energy drink in another thats just me.

Did you continue you're employment with Disney by being seasonal or a campus rep? If so, then you shouldn't go through trad again (I know I was given that day off). However, I did have to take SIM again and that was loads of fun!

 

[dopeyrunner]

Did you continue you're employment with Disney by being seasonal or a campus rep? If so, then you shouldn't go through trad again (I know I was given that day off). However, I did have to take SIM again and that was loads of fun!

No, I was FT CM when I quit a couple of years ago. So I am pretty sure that I will have to sit through it again. The only sad part is they don't have the fridges with the free pop anymore. So I will be bringing in my own supply to keep me awake. I am sorry but some of those videos just put me to sleep.

 

[graygables]

I'll have a month-long gap, but I'm hoping to take Trad again...they were supposed to be updating a video and I'm supposed to be in it! (Magical Moment)

 

[Rufio]

ya got a supposed "phone-call" which i thought would be good news...but it was not so magical news. ya the lady told me how crazy the competition was and how the economy cuts postions bla bla.
and so I will be doing a cp in hospitality. and i will try once more for a PI in the fall.

sad. all that waiting.

 

[can84]

ya got a supposed "phone-call" which i thought would be good news...but it was not so magical news. ya the lady told me how crazy the competition was and how the economy cuts postions bla bla.
and so I will be doing a cp in hospitality. and i will try once more for a PI in the fall.

sad. all that waiting.

I am sorry to hear that Ruffio.

 

[graygables]

ya got a supposed "phone-call" which i thought would be good news...but it was not so magical news. ya the lady told me how crazy the competition was and how the economy cuts postions bla bla.
and so I will be doing a cp in hospitality. and i will try once more for a PI in the fall.

sad. all that waiting.

I am SO sorry. I know precisely how you feel as that's what happened to me last semester (but I got a form email and not a call). I have to tell you, though, doing the CP instead was actually a big blessing and the timing has worked perfectly for where I'm heading next. I'm a big believer in everything happens for a reason and "for such a time as this". I know it's hard to believe or understand in the midst of the disappointment and hurt. It's like I said in my blog: "They say when God closes a door, He opens a window. So many times it's been impossible for me to see the window. I don't WANT a window, anyway. I want the door. I'm learning, however, that windows aren't such a bad thing. In Peter Pan, the children (Wendy, John, and Michael) had to go through the nursery window before they could fly. Maybe a window isn't such a bad thing after all."

My "window" taught me so many things that have prepared me for what's next. I needed the window, even though I couldn't see that just 6 months ago.

Here's hoping that your window will be just as magical!

 

[Berlioz70]

I'm sorry to hear that Rufio - but if you haven't done a CP in the past I promise this will be worth it. I can't tell you how many times people ask what front line experience I have and when I say I was in the CP they give me more respect. I was told by a former Ambassador that people often have a soft spot for CPs and I'll get further having it on my resume.

I didn't believe until two weeks ago when they were assigning a big project to the interns. They were trying to decide between me and my fellow intern, when the client discovered I did the CP and he didn't... guess who got the project based on that!

I promise it'll be a blessing. If your area allows CPs to become trainers then I'd request that, it'll give you more leverage for a PI next spring!

 

[lauraebeth]

ya got a supposed "phone-call" which i thought would be good news...but it was not so magical news. ya the lady told me how crazy the competition was and how the economy cuts postions bla bla.
and so I will be doing a cp in hospitality. and i will try once more for a PI in the fall.

sad. all that waiting.

what position was this for? i still haven't heard anything and am just holding out hope

 

[graygables]

I just got a rejection email from Guest Relations, so there is some movement.

I'm still waiting to find out my location and hear from the relocation department. Debating whether or not I should call this week...

 

[dopeyrunner]

I don't know if anyone else have tried looking online for additional information on their PI's. It seems like there is very little information out there like blogs,vlogs whatever ... am I missing something or are there just lack of people writing about their experiences. Cause if anyone knows someone that has done or doing the recreation services PI can you let me know.. Also is there any other golfers going down?

 

[avsemijalac]

I just got rejected for the Communication Planning: Graphic Design/Journalism PI... I'm surprised, because I thought my interview went really well! At least I have my Merchandise College Program Intern as my backup, so I'm going to be working there no matter what. I'm just bummed. I'll try again for winter/spring term.

 

[khancock]

I don't know if anyone else have tried looking online for additional information on their PI's. It seems like there is very little information out there like blogs,vlogs whatever ... am I missing something or are there just lack of people writing about their experiences.

You're spot on. I try to keep up with everything just for fun and there is very little information on professional internships out there.

Here are a couple of things I can think of off the top of my head as to why:

1) There are less positions than the CP so your overall # of Pi participants is much smaller. In turn this would make the potential blogger pool much smaller.

2) Each PI is very unique (Guest Relations is way different from something in Marketing which is way different than something in Animal Science) . It would be very difficult to do anything that is a blanket for the PI program.

3) Their application process is so simple, yet so drawn out. You know, you just submit your stuff and maybe you get an interview and maybe you don't....weeks later. Then you may have a second interview or maybe not. There aren't any presentations or anything that is ongoing. There really isn't anything to talk about until the interviews start happening and people start finding out if they got in or not. then when that happens, there isn't much time between then and when the pi begins.

4) People just don't want to blog about it. Some PI's only have one or two openings in it. So if someone is actively blogging about their job, it wouldn't be too difficult for The Man to figure out who the person is. Plus there is the whole layer of confidentiality and all of that. Even if one wanted to blog about that meeting you were just in where about a new merchandise location was talked about, is anyone really that dumb to put that on their personal blog and would think that it wouldn't get sniffed out by the massive disney online fan community and thus get found out by The Man?


The College Board here on DIS is where I've seen the most activity regarding PI's.

 

[dopeyrunner]

You're spot on. I try to keep up with everything just for fun and there is very little information on professional internships out there.

Here are a couple of things I can think of off the top of my head as to why:

1) There are less positions than the CP so your overall # of Pi participants is much smaller. In turn this would make the potential blogger pool much smaller.

2) Each PI is very unique (Guest Relations is way different from something in Marketing which is way different than something in Animal Science) . It would be very difficult to do anything that is a blanket for the PI program.

3) Their application process is so simple, yet so drawn out. You know, you just submit your stuff and maybe you get an interview and maybe you don't....weeks later. Then you may have a second interview or maybe not. There aren't any presentations or anything that is ongoing. There really isn't anything to talk about until the interviews start happening and people start finding out if they got in or not. then when that happens, there isn't much time between then and when the pi begins.

4) People just don't want to blog about it. Some PI's only have one or two openings in it. So if someone is actively blogging about their job, it wouldn't be too difficult for The Man to figure out who the person is. Plus there is the whole layer of confidentiality and all of that. Even if one wanted to blog about that meeting you were just in where about a new merchandise location was talked about, is anyone really that dumb to put that on their personal blog and would think that it wouldn't get sniffed out by the massive disney online fan community and thus get found out by The Man?


The College Board here on DIS is where I've seen the most activity regarding PI's.

True, but i think for the most part you can write about your day thats not confidental I would just like to know what the heck I am going to be doing exactly. It was really vague over the phone. Also "the man" can not be all that bad especially if I got rehired after walking away back in 05'. I really do mean walked away I just stoped going to work since they kept scheduling me against my availablity.

 

[Rufio]

Thank you guys for the kind words. Love this place...

gables --your wisdom and words really helped.

can84...i got the hug. you are made of awesome!

berlioz- yes ive actually fallen in love with disney somehow even more due to my first cp in 2006 as main street merch. it was amazing.
so i vowed to go back. so it wasnt my first choice but im coming back home!

and i got two rejection emails...one guest relations and marketing graphic etc....

just got facebook...i fell for it. well for disney peeps....

i think you can just type my email...my friends are teaching me the ways...

EMAIL: iwantpocahontas@gmail.com
or PM if you need more info

 

[Berlioz70]

True, but i think for the most part you can write about your day thats not confidental I would just like to know what the heck I am going to be doing exactly. It was really vague over the phone. Also "the man" can not be all that bad especially if I got rehired after walking away back in 05'. I really do mean walked away I just stoped going to work since they kept scheduling me against my availablity.

I considered continuing my blog for my PI (I caved and made one entry) but everything I deal with is so technical and detailed that everyone else would be bored out of their mind reading it.

And the exciting stuff that deals with the layoffs, reorganization, fights, etc would get me fired if I talk about it. We have meetings every week in which they tell us everything that is going on in the organizational change but finish the meeting with "this is confidential, don't talk about it with anyone outside of the room."

I think that's why you won't find many blogs.

 

[graygables]

Couldn't take it anymore and called to find out if there was any info on a location and about relocation.

Relocation will contact me 2 weeks prior to my start date.

According to the person I spoke with, I won't know my location UNTIL I ARRIVE

 

[namara87]

Couldn't take it anymore and called to find out if there was any info on a location and about relocation.

Relocation will contact me 2 weeks prior to my start date.

According to the person I spoke with, I won't know my location UNTIL I ARRIVE

WHAT??? That's definitely not what I wanted to hear. Oh well I guess. I just figured we'd have learned our locations sooner rather than later, since all the generic PI emails I've received say "for further questions, contact a leader from your area'' LOL

 

[graygables]

WHAT??? That's definitely not what I wanted to hear. Oh well I guess. I just figured we'd have learned our locations sooner rather than later, since all the generic PI emails I've received say "for further questions, contact a leader from your area'' LOL

I know. I was a bit concerned when they couldn't find my "file" and confused when she told me there were 2 files and which offer had been extended to me? I kinda hoped they'd know that...

I also asked for my recruiter's name, since I had no idea who it is. The whole call felt a bit awkward.